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Is it Time to Leave Your Relationship? – A Book Review of Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum

I must admit, there was a time when I was questioning my relationship and I thought of leaving so I read this book entitled Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay. Honestly, I believe the author did a very thorough job, gave great examples to support her positions and overall wrote a really helpful book. So many of us are faced with the dilemma of whether to leave a relationship or not. Sometimes you [...]

Carrie L. Burns2020-02-12T14:52:22+00:00February 19th, 2019|Book Reviews|

No, He’s Not Leaving His Wife & Even if He Does It Won’t Work Out & Here’s Why

“The desire to love someone always exceeds the desire to be loved by someone & that's exactly why we end up loving the person who doesn't deserve that LOVE.”― Anirban Bose, Bombay Rains, Bombay Girls Can we have a little girl talk for a minute? Can we talk about the reality of having an affair and being a mistress? Can we talk about the truth of what's going on and how its affecting you and [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:40:38+00:00February 16th, 2019|Break-Ups, Insecurity, Love & Relationships|

If You’re Anxious In Relationships Read This- A Book Review of Insecure In Love

Do you wonder why you’re never happy with your partner once you get into a committed relationship? Do you find that you start blaming them for not meeting your needs, but you fail to express it outwardly and it turns into resentment and anger? Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns over and over and you’re starting to realize that maybe you’re a part of the problem? Have you read all the expert advice [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:40:46+00:00February 9th, 2019|Book Reviews|

4 Benefits of a Getting Over a Break-Up No Matter How Much It Hurts

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can come together" - Marilyn Monroe If anyone has been through break-up heartache- it’s me. I’m on my sixth long term relationship. Every time I went through a break-up, I thought the world was ending. I thought they were the only one. I thought certainly there must be a mistake. I thought they were the one for me and I must be completely in the wrong, right? [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:41:08+00:00February 1st, 2019|Break-Ups, Love & Relationships|

3 Facts to Remember When You Love a Guy Who Is Scared to Commit

"Commitment is an act, not a word." - Jean-Paul Sartre Let me be clear here, a guy who is scared of commitment isn’t the same as a commitment Avoidant guy. Steer clear of anyone who is deeply afraid (more than scared) of commitment. I dated a man for two and a half years who would never fully commit even though we spent every major holiday together, he stayed at my house and I stayed at [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:58:04+00:00January 23rd, 2019|Love & Relationships|

Coping in the World When You’re Emotionally Intense

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things." - T. S. Eliot Are you emotionally intense? Do you feel like you’re just “too much” for most people? Do you worry that everything you feel comes in massive [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:58:13+00:00January 16th, 2019|Personal Growth, Self Love|

7 Real Life Tips To Make A Long Distance Relationship Work

“ Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.” – Roger de Bussy-Rabutin There are a ton of tips and tools that go into making a a long distance relationship work, however having been in a number myself I can tell you that there are a few requirements that are a must. Here are 7 tips to help you make your long distance relationship work. 1. [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T17:58:21+00:00January 10th, 2019|Dating, Love & Relationships|

4 Legitimate Reasons You Should Leave Your Cheating Husband or Boyfriend

"The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty." - Stephen Covey Do you want to know if you should leave your cheating husband or boyfriend? A lot of women come to me asking if they should forgive their cheating husband or boyfriend. They want to know how to get past the betrayal and fix the relationship. It amazes me that they want to know what they can do to make [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-01-08T20:46:15+00:00January 3rd, 2019|Break-Ups, Communication, Love & Relationships|

3 Keys to Surviving When You Have a Broken Heart

“Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities." - Patti Roberts Break ups just plain suck. Every holiday that goes by can make it even harder, especially hard if were just dumped or are spending the time without your significant other for the first time in a long time. I can’t begin to tell you how many holidays I’ve spent alone. During some of them [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:00:21+00:00November 21st, 2018|Break-Ups, Love & Relationships|

Why Zen Sayings are a Great Place to Start On the Path to Being More Positive

"It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one knows it is there." - Robert M. Pirsig Zen saying are great. Inspirational quotes are awesome. I say them and try to believe them myself. But, Zen sayings don't actually do anything or CHANGE anything. But, they are a great place to start. You have [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:00:28+00:00November 2nd, 2018|Personal Growth|